Crosseyed and Painless (The Kievaholic's Song)
By David Byrne and Paolo Cavazza
May 12, 2002

The original song was performed by the Talking Heads in their album Remain in Light.
A live version is included in the remastered edition of Stop Making Sense.

Bought one lens - Trying to act casual!
Can't stop - I might end up in the hospital
One more lens! - I feel like an accident
I'm back! - To relive my experience

(chorus)
Isn't it weird / Looks too obscure to me
Wasting my time / And that was one camera

I'm ready to leave - I test the shutters in front of me
Shutters jam - Shutters aren't working as they seem to be
There is no way! - Nothing's moving here inside
Turning the knobs - Looking for some revealing sign

(chorus)
There was a line / There was a formula
Borrowed from Zeiss / In very ancient times
There was a line / There was a formula
But it doesn't match / the depth-of-field scale

I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...

(chorus)
The feeling returns / Whenever we close the backs
Turning the cranks / Looking around inside

The feeling of doubt - It's like the taste of medicine
Working by hindsight - Got the message from the network friends
Making a list - Find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right - Kievs are useless in emergencies

Kievs are simple and Kievs are straight
Kievs are lazy and some are late
Kievs all come with points of view
Kievs don't do what I want them to
Kievs just twist the truth around
Kievs still work in spite of all

Some are getting the best of them
Some want nothing to do with them

Kievs don't smell like furniture
Kievs go out with no return
Kievs are smiling in your face
Kievs continue to change their shape